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Kevin Forde,
Design Engineer, Cork Design Center
Case Study
At a Glance
Company: Logitech Ireland Services URL: www.logitech.com Location: Cork, Ireland Industry: Developer of high-end mice, digital pens and other pointing devices
Logitech Services save design costs and improve confidentiality thanks to Objets Eden 3D Printing System
The Design Center at Logitech Ireland Servises is a development hothouse for Logitechs popular high-end retail computer mice, digital pens, digital presenters, remote controls and other pointing devices. In seeking to improve their design process, the design team researched its 3D printing options in depth. Early on, they discovered that the technology and solutions available at the time (in 2002 and 2003) did not meet their stringent requirements. They found the complexity and lack of accuracy of most systems, along with their high demands on operator time and skills, disappointing, and so decided to wait for a more complete solution. It was clear to us that fit, form & function tests were essential to our design process and so we absolutely had to have a system that could produce highly accurate, high-resolution parts, said Dennis OKeeffe Director Cork Design Center, Logitech Ireland Services
Challenges
Solution
The Eden 3D Printing
System from Objet
Results
Turnaround time on prototype parts reduced from three days to one day Faster, more collaborative process flow from concept to final design Significant savings on the cost of changes particularly at the fit/ form/ function testing stages Improved confidentiality Time and cost savings on fixturings for measurement control
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